val douest Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 We are soon having a new floor fitted upstairs which will raise the level by 20mm. We are taking this opportunity to replace the old and somewhat manky toilet; the new floor will be laid before the new wc is installed, which apart from looking better should help with the noise insulation which is somewhat embarrassingly lacking at the moment! In order to connect the new wc to the soil pipe will we have to enlarge the hole through the wall, or are there any kind of flexible couplings available which will allow for the difference? Any advice welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 We used a 100mm white, flexible pipe - I think that this would be suitable for you for inside use. I have seen flexible grey fittings of 50mm or less but not 100mm - does not mean of course that they do not exist. Bewrae though that 100mm white is a slightly different size to 100mm grey - thickness of wall ?I would go into my local plumbers merchant and ask for their help after having a good root around the shelves to see what they have.Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip24 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hi. I had the same problem in the U.K. I resolved it by getting a new connector from B&Q , the connector is slightly offset in the middle so that when you revolve it at the toilet end you can vary the height to connect to the outflow pipe. I never had to move the outlet, just fit the new connector. I have never looked for one in France so I couldn't advise on who would sell one. The connecting size would probably need to be different from the U.K. so importing one in would solve one problem but give you another!. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I would increase the size of the hole in the wall. I do not like flexiable connectors on WCs. Very unpleasent when you have eventually to change them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Consider a suspended loo; Brico Depot list these at very reasonablew prices;. The boxing then conceals whatever you have had to do to make it fit!Plus, of course, since it is fastened to the wall, rather than the floor, cuts down the undesired noise quite a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have seen the sort of connectors pip24 means in Point P, although you might need a 22.5 degree angle piece as well, all of which will add to the projection into the room (or out into the great outdoors) which might well just exchange one set of problems for another.The flexi pipes are good but they, too, add to the length.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Dont forget with a WC suspendu you can set the pan to whatever height that you want to match your existing soilpipe.Most of them seem to come with a UK size 110mm outlet which for use in France requires a 110 to 100mm adaptor which are usually hidden away somewhere in BricoDepot because no-one knows what they are for.The vendeur told me that I was the first person to buy one, he had sold loadsof WC suspendus to plombiers but they never came back for an adaptor, I had to show him the relative sizes of the pipes to prove to him, he concluded that there must be a lot of customers (of the plombiers) out there with bodged up evacuation as these same plombiers normally returned to buy loads of silicone cartouches[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 [quote user="J.R."]Dont forget with a WC suspendu you can set the pan to whatever height that you want to match your existing soilpipe.[/quote]This is begining to sound like a 'Peeing up the wall contest'Or is it just a case of How high can you 'Go' ? [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 My property is an old bar café. I have to repoint the side wall which has generally deteriorated all over due to the lack of cement used after WW1 however all of the pointing is missing from the side wall (you can even pull out some bricks) up to a level of 1.5 meters high where it was used as a pissoir, and still sometimes is by passers by, - old habits die hard for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I'm glad I've seen JRs comment. I bought two suspendu units on sale at Bau, not fitted them yet (next summer job) but had assumed they would have French pipe sizes, being bought in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 hi ok just one point Please Please donnot use the flexy fittings ,can you just image the crap clinging to the sides !!! these fittings should be banned dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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